Jerrold Winandy

Adjunct Professor
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608 234 8060

960 157th Ave NE
Ham Lake, MN 55304
United States

Winandy & Associates LLC
Education
  • BS & MS Purdue University
  • PhD Oregon State University

Areas of Interest

Wood and biocomposite science and their engineering properties

 

Biography

Dr. Winandy specializes in forensic wood science, wood durability, engineering performance and bio-resource sustainability. He served as as Principal Wood Scientist in Engineering Properties from 1993-2001, then as Project Leader from 2001 to 2008, of the Engineered Composites Science at USDA Forest Products Laboratory. His research improved the processing and serviceability of wood-based and wood-plastic composite products and developed a better understanding of the relationships between changes in the chemical composition of wood and its strength loss caused by biological, chemical or thermal agents.

Teaching

  • Guest lectures in BBE 4407/5407 and BBE 4412/5412 courses related to composite science, durability, and engineering
  • BBE 4355 Design of Timber Structures (formerly)

Research

Modeling wood strength loss using both ultrasonic and visual/physical probing of biological decay. Also recent state-of-the-art reviews on the chemistry, mode-of-action and effects of fire-retardant treatments and of pre-preservative treatment incising and how to best model their respective mechanisms causing loss in the engineering properties of wood.

Select Publications

www.winandyassociates.com

Honors and Awards

  • Outstanding Alumni Award, College of Forestry, Oregon State University, May 2019
  • Distinguished Service Award, Society of Wood Science and Technology, June 2015
  • Elected as a Fellow, Society of Wood Science and Technology, June 2014 • President of the Society of Wood Science and Technology (2008-2009)
  • Interim Executive Vice President of the Forest Products Society (2008-2009)
  • Elected as a Fellow, International Academy of Wood Science, July 2004
  • Forest Products Society. 2000 & 2002. L. J. Markwardt Engineering Research Award
  • Society of Wood Science and Technology. 2018. George C. Marra Award for excellence in research and writing.